PA 507 – The Public Policy Process
This course introduces the foundations of the public policy process, emphasizing policy design, implementation, and evaluation through applied projects, team-based exercises, and critical thinking development.
Policy Design
Understanding policy evolution using institutional grammar: net metering policies in the United States
Comparative case study across four U.S. states that operationalizes changes in policy provisions, rule types, and calibration to reveal dynamics of policy patching and packaging.
Collaborative governance design in local food systems in the United States
Analyzes the design of municipal food policy councils in the U.S., detailing membership, contextual drivers, topical foci, and mandated activities to inform collaborative governance practice.